All Forecourt Trader articles in April 2019 – Page 3
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NewsRontec buys two sites from fellow Top 50 Indie
Rontec has bought two well established East Sussex petrol filling stations from its fellow Top 50 Indie Local Fuels. The deal was brokered on behalf of Local Fuels by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co, and involved the sale of Lewes Service Station and Newmarket Service Station. Situated on ...
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News350kW fast charging station opens in Sunderland
Fastned, an electric vehicle charging company which is building a European network of fast charging stations, has opened its first fast charging station in the UK. It claims it is the first fast charging station in the UK with a charging capacity up to 350 kW. The station is located ...
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NewsMoran’s reopens two sites after £2m investment
Northern Irish retailer Moran’s has reopened two of its stores in Derry and Coleraine after completing the first phase of a multi-million-pound investment and regeneration programme, with support from Ulster Bank. The company has completed phase one of its investment plans with the reopening of its Coleraine and Derry city ...
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Lucozade Ribena Suntory spends £6.2m on campaign
Lucozade Ribena Suntory is launching a £6.2m marketing campaign featuring its infused blackcurrant water range Ribena Frusion. Launching with a TV advert, the Blackcurrant Artistry campaign will highlight the natural credentials of the brand across its ready-to-drink, cartons, squash and new Ribena Frusion range. Charlotte Flook, head of Ribena at ...
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NewsMaxol completes £1m revamp of service station
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol has completed a £1m investment in its Glenabbey Service Station, in Northern Ireland, and has created eight new jobs. The site’s convenience store has been increased in size to more than 3,000sq ft and a new hot food counter has been installed to serve ...
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NewsShell UK HQ targeted by protesters
Shell’s London headquarters have been vandalised by climate-change protesters. The company was targeted by a group known as Extinction Rebellion, which planned protests at key targets around London including Parliament Square, Marble Arch, Oxford Circus, Waterloo Bridge and Piccadilly Circus. The group had called for a full-scale rebellion to demand ...
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NewsMFG agrees 1 billion litres-a-year fuel supply deal with BP
Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, has signed a new five-year, 1 billion litres-a-year fuel supply contract with BP. The announcement comes after MFG’s acquisition of MRH last year. The deal, which runs from this month (April 2019), secures the fuel supply across nearly 250 BP-branded ...
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TLM taken over by French MADIC group
French group MADIC has acquired TLM, developer of the evolution suite of technology for forecourt operators and convenience retailers. “We are pleased to have TLM company among our subsidiaries. TLM is a dynamic and innovative player in the retail and forecourt market in the UK. This new acquisition is part ...
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Nisa launches World Food promotional event
A new promotional event is being launched for Nisa retailers to help them tap into the popularity of the world food category. Following on from a series of events focusing on particular food types including Chinese, Indian, Italian and Mexican, Nisa is this month hosting a “whatever you fancy” event ...
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NewsNew owner takes over at Premier Group’s construction division
The construction division of The Premier Group, a specialist in retail forecourts and commercial fuel installations, has been bought by a new owner with plans to grow and diversify the company. Chris Evans has acquired the company for a seven-figure sum following the retirement of Ken Owen, who had owned ...
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Kettle Chips unveils new range incorporating real food
Kettle Chips has unveiled a new range, which will see its Kettle Chips seasoned and paired alongside real food inclusions for added vibrancy, texture and taste. The new Kettle & More range includes Kettle & Apple Slices with Norfolk Pork Sausage seasoning, Kettle & Sweet Potato Slices with Smoked Chipotle ...
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NewsFive-strong gang of cash machine raiders jailed
Five members of a criminal gang believed to have made more than £1m and caused more than £200,000 worth of damage after they attacked ATMs have been jailed. The group used specialist cutting equipment, stolen from fire stations, to force entry into stores and attack the cash machines between June ...
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NewsDiesel decline depresses latest DfT car registration figures
Annual figures released by the Department for Transport show that 2.9 million new vehicles were registered in Great Britain during 2018, 5% fewer than during 2017. There was a 30% decline in the number of new diesel cars being registered in 2018 compared with 2017, to 736,000 cars, which ...
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Cadbury’s Premier League tie-up prepares for end of season
Cadbury is getting ready to kick off its second end-of-season Premier League promotion. You’re Off runs from April 29 to June 7 across the Cadbury singles range, including Duos bars, and will offer shoppers the chance to instantly win an array of football-themed prizes including 50 pairs of Premier League ...
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NewsCertas Energy starts work on Northamptonshire fuel bunker
Certas Energy has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for an HGV refuelling bunker site in Northamptonshire, 400m from the M1 at Junction 16. The development will comprise a canopy over eight high-speed refuelling pumps - each of which will dispense fuel at up to 120 litres per minute. The HGV refuelling ...
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Polar Krush eliminates plastic straws from its brand
Iced drinks company Polar Krush, has eliminated plastic straws from its brand with the launch of a “100% environmentally friendly” spoon straw. Polar Krush has developed a spoon straw made from paper to replace the hundreds of millions of traditional polypropylene straws distributed each year by the food, drinks and ...
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NewsUK lagging behind on hydrogen development
The UK is lagging behind the rest of the world in terms of automotive hydrogen development, with countries like China, Korea and Japan pushing ahead at a rapid rate, according to Charles Purkess, business development manager at ITM Power. He was part of the ‘Fuelling the Future: On the Road ...
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NewsNominations open for Special Recognition Award
As this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards get under way, we are seeking nominations for our ‘Special Recognition’ award, which is run in conjunction with the Awards’ principal sponsor, Essar Oil (UK) Ltd, and is voted for by the readers of Forecourt Trader. The category aims to highlight the person/people who ...
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Barr Soft Drinks launches its new Irn-Bru advertising campaign
Barr Soft Drinks is investing £6m in its Irn-Bru flavoured carbonate brand, with a new campaign that will urge shoppers to ‘get some Irn in you’. The national campaign will be spearheaded by two new adverts which break in April, with the Irn-Bru attitude and personality that the brand is ...
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NewsGovernment provides £2m funding for accessible toilets
The government has launched a £2m fund to help more motorway service stations in England become fully accessible for disabled passengers. The Department for Transport is partnering with Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) to award the money for Changing Places toilets, which are expected to be ready by the early 2020s. ...